Wonkette

* Heard on the Hill: There is a woman from DC on the American Idol television program, apparently… Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) roomed with, got lots of lectures from ex-House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas… “GOP Sens. Richard Shelby (Ala.) and Craig Thomas (Wyo.) crossed party lines to vote to adjourn for the weeklong Presidents Day recess.” [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: How did “famous” DC-ites do in their Oscar predictions? … Ralph Nader: still a dick. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Press Club dinner scandal! Mice at the Hilton! … Our next president to be chosen by Judge Judy… Press corps not allowed to watch Idiocracy on Air Force 2. [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: Mitt Romney uses PowerPoint at campaign events… Al Gore is secretly just trying to make enough money to finance his ‘08 campaign himself… Dick Armey quit smoking. [USN&WR]
* Shenanigans: SCOTUS to rule on important car chase law… Hill staffers emailing around funny joke about Bush and JetBlue, look, you should just go read it, we can’t do it justice. [Politico]

• Washington Whispers: John Kerry hunted birds, grilled meat, and watched football on male-bonding trip to Nebraska. . . Conservatives say Alito and Roberts are not enough to overturn Roe. . . Blogs excite Sen. Ted Kennedy but he doesn’t use a computer. . . Friends push Dick Armey as the next treasury secretary. [USN&WR]
• Inside the Beltway: DNC’s anti-Rep. Jean Schmidt billboards were rejected by ad agencies. [WT]
• Page Six: Jenna Bush reportedly lost her wallet –with her ID and $1,000 in cash– while trying to lose a suitor. [NYP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Is Arthur Sulzberger Jr. the next to go at the Times? [NYDN]
• Rush & Molloy: Condoleezza Rice is granted access to Mozart’s piano. . . Al Gore set to meet-up with college roommate Tommy Lee Jones. [NYDN]